tardigrade
noun
tar·di·grade
ˈtär-də-ˌgrād 
: any of a phylum (Tardigrada) of microscopic invertebrates with four pairs of stout legs that live usually in water or damp moss
called also water bear
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Reclassifying based on previously unseen details clarified its relationship to living tardigrades.
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Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Both species were placed in the same tardigrade superfamily Hypsibioidea, and was moved into the family Hypsibiidae.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
In this state, tardigrades can survive for years, even decades, until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Often known as water bears, tardigrades are super-tough microscopic animals that can survive in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2024
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Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Both species were placed in the same tardigrade superfamily Hypsibioidea, and was moved into the family Hypsibiidae.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
In this state, tardigrades can survive for years, even decades, until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Often known as water bears, tardigrades are super-tough microscopic animals that can survive in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Tardigrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardigrade. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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